Books can supply people with knowledge. Knowledge can give people the ability of power, hence the saying knowledge is power. In our society, America has created a constitution, where the government is not given too much power. If our government had made it illegal to buy, sell, or write books, then the people would have less knowledge and less power, and giving the government more power, and destroying our rights highlighted in the constitution. The book, Fahrenheit 451, in the near future, our society has began to burn books. Books were considered to decrease creativity and free thinking. If everyone would stop reading, the idea of a perfect society, began with how all people can be equal. Without books, everyone's cognitive level and brain functionality would be equal, and no one could be smarter than anyone else. Is our current society foreshadowing or dangerously close to the society in Ray Bradbury's book?
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As we progress in the advancement of technology, we have less and less time to, play outside, read a book, or just listen and talk to someone. This new generation, has neglected the joy of teaching their baby to read, or teach them how to talk. We rely on tv shows, and “educational” apps, to teach our children. The world’s future leaders are being taught, by a screen on the wall. Kids now, are only entertained by iPads, computers and TV's. We learn from the beginning to be consumed by technology. The more technology is used, the less we see the value in books we read. Just as how Montag’s wife, Mildred is addicted to the TV, just like the rest of the people in Ray Bradbury’s novel. Everyone, is too caught up in technology, to talk to anyone, or to really pay attention to anything. Unfortunately our world has come to the conclusion of technology for basically anything. With this, we can see that our society has become a lot like the society in “Fahrenheit
As we progress in the advancement of technology, we have less and less time to, play outside, read a book, or just listen and talk to someone. This new generation, has neglected the joy of teaching their baby to read, or teach them how to talk. We rely on tv shows, and “educational” apps, to teach our children. The world’s future leaders are being taught, by a screen on the wall. Kids now, are only entertained by iPads, computers and TV's. We learn from the beginning to be consumed by technology. The more technology is used, the less we see the value in books we read. Just as how Montag’s wife, Mildred is addicted to the TV, just like the rest of the people in Ray Bradbury’s novel. Everyone, is too caught up in technology, to talk to anyone, or to really pay attention to anything. Unfortunately our world has come to the conclusion of technology for basically anything. With this, we can see that our society has become a lot like the society in “Fahrenheit